Now instead of the hammer-and-sickle emblem, the shield features the Ukrainian tryzub, the trident that was adopted as the coat of arms of independent Ukraine on February 19, 1992.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks with the country’s coat of arms. The symbolic move is part of a wider ...

But now, instead of the hammer-and-sickle emblem, the shield features the Ukrainian tryzub, the trident that was adopted as the coat of arms of independent Ukraine on Feb. 19, 1992.

What To Know. As the word tryzub means "trident," and a trident is part of the Ukrainian coat of arms, it is believed that the Tryzub laser was domestically produced.

KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukraine has replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks with the country’s coat of arms.

On Sunday, that emblem was replaced with the Ukrainian tryzub, the three-pronged trident officially adopted as the coat of arms for independent Ukraine on February 19, 1992.

Workers install the Ukrainian coat of arms on the shield in the hand of the country's tallest stature, the Motherland Monument, after the Soviet coat of arms was removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday ...

Ukraine has replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks with the country’s coat of arms The Associated Press Sunday 06 August 2023 17:43 BST ...